Economic inequities

• Blacks and Latinos

  More likely to have low incomes compared to whites
• Reasons for low incomes of Blacks and Latinos

  • Lack of education
  • Unemployment / low-paid work
  • Racist attitudes of employers
  • Illegal status of some Latinos
  • Language barrier for some Latinos
  • More reliant on welfare (not particularly generous)
• In 2018, the poverty threshold (poverty line) for an individual was $12,784
• Poverty

  When a person or household has less money than most other people or households
• Many people living in poverty cannot afford basic necessities, medical care, and turn to drugs and crime to get money
• The highest poverty rate by race is found among Native Americans (25.4%), with Blacks (20.8%) having the second highest poverty rate followed by Latinos (17.6%). Whites had a poverty rate of 10.1% in 2018, while Asians had a poverty rate of 10.1%
• Blacks and Latinos

  More likely to live in poverty compared to whites due to prejudice and lack of education
• The unemployment rate for the four main races living in the US was: Blacks (6.6%), Latinos (5.4%), Whites (3.6%) and Asians (3.3%)
• Median household income by race (2018)